August 4th, 2011
— Marina Vermeulen
Eight Chef Lorianne has jetted off to the United Kingdom and United States of America to experience other fresh and seasonal kitchens, and learn from these leaders.
Chef, author and proprietor of Chez Panisse, Alice Waters, is also the Vice President of Slow Food International, and was a pioneer of the philosophy that cooking should be based on the finest and freshest seasonal ingredients that are produced sustainably and locally - pretty much what we strive to here at Eight. Lolli had the once-in-a-lifetime experience in the kitchen of Chez Panisse in Berkley, CA, and sent us the email below:
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In a rare South African collaboration between art and business, Union House in Commercial Street, Cape Town, is a space that nurtures crafts and enterprise. The closed façade of the three-storey canary-yellow heritage building conceals an air of enviable creative industry. Its soaring interior is a stimulating space of original timber flooring and ceiling beams, industrial structural elements and an ever expanding whimsical collection of eclectic vintage furnishings, increasingly from the mid-20th century. The building itself predates this era, harking back to 1895 and a chequered history as a warehouse and factory. In its cathedral-like interiors, artists, crafters and industry professionals practice their skills.
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Spier Creative Block, our range of blended wines, has leapt onto the international stage, winning Golds and Silvers left right and centre at the world’s top wine competitions this month. This follows their sensational achievements at Veritas last year where two wines in the range achieved Double Gold Medals and the third achieved a Gold.
These wines are firm favourites at dinner parties as the story behind the wines is a great conversation starter, and the range really helps to support local artists.
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We’re the only SA wine farm to win Golds at all the top international competitions last week!
We have been popping corks this past week as we’ve celebrated our achievements at the international wine awards and in true celebratory style, our cellar master Frans gave everyone a sabrage demonstration, slicing the neck off of our yummy Method Cap Classique.
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May 17th, 2011
— Marina Vermeulen
I sat down with cellar master Frans Smit for an overview of the 2011 harvest and his thoughts on this vintage for Spier.
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